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Grateful Dead
April 27, 1985
Frost Amphitheatre
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA


SBD + AUD Matrix 3 Source Mix
(65%-SBD/20%-AUD1/15%-AUD2)
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--Set 1--
101-d1t01 - Bill Graham Intro
102-d1t02 - Dancing in the Streets ->
103-d1t03 - Bertha
104-d1t04 - Little Red Rooster
105-d1t05 - Brown Eyed Women
106-d1t06 - My Brother Esau
107-d1t07 - Ramble on Rose
108-d1t08 - Let Phil Sing
109-d1t09 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ->
110-d1t10 - Cold Rain & Snow ->
111-d1t11 - The Music Never Stopped

--Set 2--
201-d2t01 - Scarlet Begonias ->
202-d2t02 - Eyes of the World ->
203-d2t03 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->
204-d2t04 - Man Smart (Woman Are Smarter) ->
205-d2t05 - Drums ->
206-d3t06 - Space ->
207-d3t07 - The Wheel ->
208-d3t08 - Truckin' ->
209-d3t09 - The Other One ->
210-d3t10 - Black Peter ->
211-d3t11 - Around & Around >
212-d3t12 - One More Saturday Night

--Encore--
213-d3t13 - Keep Your Day Job
214-d3t14 - Bill Graham Outro
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Source Info:

SBD
SBD: Master Cassette > Dat (44.1k) (Sony R500) > SEK'D Prodif Plus > Samplitude v7.02
Professional -> CEPro v2.0 > SHN
Transferred and Edited By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net

AUD1
MAC: (FOB) Nak700 > Sony D5 > TDK MA90. Recorded by B.Koucky.
MAC playback on Nak DR2 > Presonus Firebox > recorded as 24/96
WAV (Wavelab) > mastered/rendered to 16/44.1 KHz WAV using
Waves L3 Multimaximizer > tracked/FLACd using CDWAV 1.9.
Transfer and mastering by C.Ladner.

AUD2
MAC: (FOB) Senn 421 > Sony D5 > TDK MA90 (Set I) & TDK MAR [aluminum core (Set II)]
Mic Config: mics on T bar knee high pointed at the stacks
MAC > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2 (azimuth adjusted) > Audiophile 2496 > WinXP Pro >
CEP 2.0 > CD Wave Editor > Flac Frontend (encoded@level 6) >FLAC16
Location: on the lawn, 25 feet from the stage, DFC
Taper: Adam, Justin & Monica - Mark McCue Masters
All cuts, fades and edits made in CEP 2.0, normalized to 100%.
Sector boundaries verified with TLH. Transfer, minor editing and conversion by
Alex Ford 3/10 & 11/2006.

Thanks to all the hard work from the folks mentioned above intheir loving care getting
these sources out. Thanks also to the Lossless Legs Community (www.shnflac.net) for
getting me these 3 spectacular sources. Also a thanks for some of the images used in
creation of the artwork. I found them years ago on the net and do not have anyway to
properly credit.

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Tech Notes

FLAC/SHNs were decoded to wave. Wavmerge was used to reassemble the tracks back to
1 long wave.
CEP2.0 was used to align & synch all of the sources.
SF8.0 was used for the EQ setting post mixdown.
This is a 65% SBD, 20% AUD1, 15% AUD2 mix.
- Mixed by dan@am-dig.com
- FLAC conversion done 28-SEPT-2006
- Artwork at 300dpi by dan@am-dig.com
- For best results print at the highest resolution onto glossy photo paper.
Design for use in a clear double jewel case.

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Notes

After spending several months and likely more than 150 hrson this project I rushed
my way through this text file and the artwork. I just want to be done with it.
Hopefully it will be acceptable and without too many typos or errors.

The SBD has a strange sound characteristic that can be heard through the first few
songs and then disappears. As Charlie Miller noted in his text file "sounds keeps
improving as show progresses". Which is indeed true. The sound keeps cycling
from normal to "overly bright". Could it be a bad Dolbyencode or decode scenario?
Only when you listening very critically. It does not subtract from these really great
recordings and great show IMO.

Both AUD recordings are very good. The Nak700 sounds like it was on a stand and
doesn't have the close crowd feeling of a typical FOB. Some post-processing was
obviously done to maximize the levels, which does cut down a bit on the dynamic
range. The Senn 421 has a much rowdier feel with closercrowd, clapping and a good
feel for a live show.

All 3 sources had different stoppages between songs in the first set, most notably
was during "Let Phil Sing". Here we had missing "crowd" material with no overlap.
I employ several techniques, fades, crossfades, volume changes and "borrowing" crowd
cheer from different parts of the same recording to fill in the sound and make the new
recording flow uninterrupted. Take a listen to the first set, the missing material
now flows smooth and is most likely undetectable.

d1t01 "Bill Graham Intro" The first 20 seconds is entirelyfrom the NAK700 source,
then the Senn 421 source fades in and then finally the SBD also joins the mix.
No music was missing. This is smooth and is most likely undetectable.

D2 and D3 can be assembled seamlessly on longer media.

d2t01 "Scarlet Begonias" The first 10 seconds is just theSBD and the NAK700 source
then the Senn 421 source fades in and also joins the mix. This is smooth and is most
likely undetectable.

d3t04 "The Other One" 36.334 seconds of "fake" patch was used to cover a missing part
of the SBD source. Most likely a repeating musical portion from earlier in the song
was used. In short, "The Other One" was patch with the very same "The Other One".
This was a very tricky edit to find and remove. It is now patched with a matrix mix
of AUD1 and AUD2 for 1:00.119 with 2 second crossfade on each. B/c this is a
change in source it is detectable by the listener.

d1t09 "Bill Graham Intro" is entirely from the NAK700 source.

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Multitrack Mixdown Settings

SET ONE

Stereo Matrix
SBD -3
AUD1 -7
AUD2 -8.5

SET TWO

Stereo Matrix
SBD -3.5
AUD1 -7
AUD2 -8.5

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Editorial Comments

This show is like a wearing my favorite slippers. Familiar and very comfortable.
I first obtained this show in 1985 about 2 weeks after the show. I was a new 16 yr.
old driverand was giving a "friend of a friend" a ride in my car. This guy was a pretty hard
core hippie and he produced the cassette of the second set. I was floored. At the time,
and considering my age, I had no idea anyone could get a copy ofa show THAT fast. And what
a show it is. Needless to saythe next five years or so were spent wearing out that cassette.

This show is most notable for the only "Scarlet > Eyes" but is loaded with great
renditions, sick jamming and inspired playing. The first set songs are all played
really well.The final Tom Thumb > Cold Rain > Music is fantastic. Phil is just
out-of-hand throughout. 'Nuff said.

This Scarlet is my favorite, period. A bold statement but one I can stand tall behind.
Great long intro, nice middle of the song solo, they come around twice (I LOVE THAT!)
beforethe Wind in The Willows but the ensuing jam towards Fire is inspired. Brent
chasing Jerry, Brent chasing Bob. Jerry is traveling 100 miles an hour and the band
is right behind. A real nice Fire tease and Jerry picks his moment to lead the gang
into Eyes. WOW!

Eyes is also full of spit and fire with too many acid laced licks to count. Even
GDTRFB is fast paced and fun, with Woman still keeping your interest. Isn't that a
change? Not the longest pre-drums, 40+ mins, but understandable as clearly
Garcia needed to soak his hand in ice.

Normally topping an all Garcia tri-fecta to opened set two, Scarlet > Eyes > GDTRFB,
would be hard to beat, beat it theydo, beat it to death. The next 45+ mins is
transcendental,perfect, seamless, inspired, rocking/soothing and any other
accolade you can toss in for good measure. This time a new tri-fecta, Truckin' >
Other One > Black Peter, takes center stage in the post drums part. Note by note,
second by second the band just clicks. It reminds me of the type of playing
they were capable of during 2/27-28, 3/1-2 when the band was just so in tune with
each other and what they are doing. While clearly much different, take a listen.
These guys are so tuned in to what each other is doing it is 6 as 1.

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Additional Formats

This show is available in the following formats:

1. The SBD and both AUD sources listed above.
2. CD-Audio SBD+AUD Matrix Mix at 16/44
3. CD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound DTS-Audio-CD at 16/44
4. DVD-Audio SBD+AUD Matrix Mix at 24/48
5. DVD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound at 24/48 and 16/48
(Front & rear channel 24/48; Center & Sub/LFE 16/48)

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